41.   The ranks of former CIA officers who want the agency to succeed but openly criticize it as wayward have been growing since the end of the Cold War.

42.   The scandal has grown since then as Prudential admitted it improperly destroyed documents and several states launched their own probes of the insurer.

43.   The seeds of another championship season, if you believe general manager Dan Duquette, have been growing since last fall.

44.   The tensions and violence have grown since then.

45.   Third Eye has grown since then and continues to organize activism within the hip-hop community.

46.   To prove they have in fact grown since last spring.

47.   Waltrip, however, says his enthusiasm for the track has not grown since last year.

48.   We both noted how the trees had grown since the days of our youth.

49.   Yes, the government has grown since the Revolutionary War.

50.   Palestinian support for peace talks with Israel and for PLO chief Yasser Arafat has grown since the start of this year, a poll indicated Thursday.